news MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man is charged with assault after authorities say he bit off the finger of a police officer. Authorities say police were responding to a mental health emergency Tuesday when 54-year-old James Curtis Dawkins attacked them. The complaint says Dawkins punched and kicked...
Bemidji, 56619

Bemidji Minnesota P.O. Box 455 56619

2013-04-10 16:46:45

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man is charged with assault after authorities say he bit off the finger of a police officer.

Advertisement

Authorities say police were responding to a mental health emergency Tuesday when 54-year-old James Curtis Dawkins attacked them. The complaint says Dawkins punched and kicked the officers, then bit down on Officer Chad Meyer's finger through his glove.